DARTH VADER New Ongoing Starts This Week
Temper your expectations for Marvel’s DARTH VADER ongoing series relaunching this week. It’s going to be extremely hard to match writer Kieron Gillen and artist Salvador Larroca’s initial run which lasted for 24 glorious issues and introduced us to Doctor Aphra and her homicidal robo-pals. While this new series from Charles Soule and artist Giuseppe Camuncoli looks very cool, it may in fact not be as cool as what came before. That said, I think you should be open to the idea that this new DARTH VADER ongoing series has the potential to be better. Fingers crossed. Let’s give it a go!
The most fearsome villain of all time returns with an all-new series! When Anakin Skywalker fell, both to the pull of the dark side and to the blade of Obi-Wan Kenobi, he rose back up, more machine than man. Having lost everything that was once dear to him, the former chosen one must take his first steps into a darker worldàas Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith! Join Vader as he learns a new way - the way of Darth Sidious and his newly formed Empireàthe way of the dark side.
I definitely think it was a good move to veer away from the time between A NEW HOPE and EMPIRE. Marvel has spent enough time there, and as a fan, I want to explore other parts of the timeline. DARTH VADER takes place minutes after the end of REVENGE OF THE SITH when Anakin Skywalker transforms into Darth Vader. Cool. There is a lot of potential here as Vader learns how to cope with all he has lost while standing at the Emperor’s side doing his bidding. When this book opens, Vader has barely been Vader and it should be interesting to see how he earns his title of Dark Lord of the Sith.
As a Prequel sympathizer, I am more than excited to revisit this era. The promise of being able to see Vader build his iconic red lightsaber, and being able to see Vader at his most fierce is enough to convince me that this book is going to rock!
Words by Jason Furie
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